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Foot Combat with Daggers, by German 16th Century, ink, 1514

Foot Combat with Daggers

German 16th Century

1514

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

Foot Combat with Daggers is a 1514 ink by German 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
German 16th Century
When & what style?
1514 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This ink and watercolor drawing shows two armored men facing off with daggers. Their bodies twist in a tight dance—one lunges, the other blocks. It’s not just battle art. The paper itself holds clues: the blue wash fades in spots, showing where water touched it five hundred years ago. The fighters wear quilted padding under metal plates. That detail matters. It tells us how soldiers trained back then—light armor for quick moves, not heavy shields. The artist even dotted the fighters’ eyes to keep them visible. Want to see more like this? Look up the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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